Tutorial: How to Change the Default Post Category

Why change the default post category? If your website or blog frequently makes posts that relate to a particular category, this option will make your life easier. It’s convenient not to have to select the same category over and over, especially if you’re going to be writing an article series or be live blogging for an event.

Once you are logged into your WordPress website or blog it only takes a few steps to change the default post category:

On the Administration Screens, go to Settings > Writing.

Look for Default Post Category.

Click the drop-down menu next to Default Post Categoryand select the desired category you would like to set as your default post category.

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Welcome to ClarkWP Student Site

Welcome to the class site for the WordPress classes at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. All content is created by the students and instructors writing about WordPress, offering WordPress tips, techniques, and helpful information as part of their class assignments. Student discussions are held on ClarkWP Talk. Please see our About, Contributors, and Policies for more information.

Welcome to the Clark College student-run WordPress site. This is a class project for the WordPress and related courses offering articles by the students on WordPress and web publishing news, tips, techniques, and commentary.

Many of the articles are graded class assignments, but many are self-assignments by the students.